When was "Yellow Crane Tower Cigarette Factory" founded?

Wuhan Cigarette Factory is one of the oldest tobacco enterprises in China. Its predecessor is Hankou Branch of Nanyang Brothers Tobacco Company, which was founded in 1916. It has a history of 9 years and is now the core enterprise of Hubei China Tobacco Industry Company. Note: The "Wuhan Cigarette Factory" mentioned in this paper has been a subsidiary of Wuhan Tobacco (Group) Co., Ltd. since 1996. The "Yellow Crane Tower" cigarette of Wuhan Cigarette Factory is named after the building, and the shape of the first floor of this century is regarded as the main identification of the brand. Thanks to the favorable weather and geographical location, the "Yellow Crane Tower" cigarette has the advantages of historical inheritance, raw material application and technology, so it is called "God-given elegance and fragrance" and is a classic brand of Chinese cigarettes. Taste the yellow crane tower cigarette, which is elegant and mellow, soft at the entrance and full of smoke, and has the artistic conception of "reversing when the fragrance is strong". The leaders of the State Tobacco Bureau commented on the "Yellow Crane Tower" cigarette: "The aroma is elegant, the permeability is good, the packaging is elegant, and it is very individual". Yellow Crane Tower has a wide range of cigarette products, covering 15-1 yuan/pack at various price points. Among them, Yellow Crane Tower 1916 cigarette is a legendary product made by Wuhan Cigarette Factory with the help of Hubei's unique resource advantages, adopting the formula of "Nanyang Yankui No.1", using a number of patented technologies and carefully following the goal of "a model of Chinese high-grade cigarettes". Once it is listed, Luoyang paper is expensive and in short supply. In 25, the series sales of Yellow Crane Tower exceeded 11, cases, and it became one of the "Four Kings" of high-grade cigarettes in China.